Emerging Filmmaker Awards Announced at Spirit Awards Nominee Brunch

Monica Sorelle, Monique Walton, and Set Hernandez receive $25,000 grants for their contributions to independent film.

Monica Sorelle, Monique Walton and Set Hernandez were announced as the winners of the Emerging Filmmaker Awards at the Spirit Awards Nominee Brunch.
The awards, which include unrestricted $25,000 grants, were presented by Lily Gladstone and Colman Domingo.
Sorelle won the Someone to Watch Award for her work as a first-time narrative filmmaker on 'Mountains'.
Walton received the Producers Award for demonstrating creativity, tenacity, and vision in producing quality independent films.
Hernandez was honored with the Truer Than Fiction Award for his first-time directorship of non-fiction features in 'Unseen'.